Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy: Advice from Rock's Ultimate Survivor [Hardcover]
- Author by Osbourne, Ozzy
- With by Ayres, Chris
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Editorial Reviews
Wondering if science could explain how he survived his 40-year avalanche of drugs and alcohol, Ozzy Osbourne became one of a handful of people in the world to have his entire DNA mapped in 2010. It was a highly complex, $65,000 process, but the results were conclusive: Ozzy is a genetic anomaly.
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Wondering if science could explain how he survived his 40-year avalanche of drugs and alcohol, Ozzy Osbourne became one of a handful of people in the world to have his entire DNA mapped in 2010. It was a highly complex, $65,000 process, but the results were conclusive: Ozzy is a genetic anomaly. The "Full Ozzy Genome" contained variants that scientists had never before encountered and the findings were presented at the prestigious TEDMED Conference in San Diego-making headlines around the world. The procedure was in part sponsored by "The Sunday Times" of London, which had already caused an international fururoe by appointing Ozzy Osbourne its star health advice columnist. The newpaper argued that Ozzy's mutliple near-death experiences, 40-year history of drug abuse, and extreme hypocondria qualified him more than any other for the job. The column was an overnight hit, being quickly picked up by "Rolling Stone" to give it a global audience of millions. In TRUST ME, I'M DR. OZZY, Ozzy answers reader's questions with his outrageous wit and surprising wisdom, digging deep into his past to tell the memoir-style survival stories never published before-and offer guidance that no sane human being should follow. Part humor, part memoir, and part bad advice, TRUST ME, I'M DR. OZZY will include some of the best material from his published columns, answers to celebrities' medical questions, charts, sidebars, and more.
Reviews
- From Publishers Weekly
- This highly entertaining and often enlightening (really!) collection of the best q&as from Osbournes (I Am Ozzy) popular weekly advice column in the Sunday Times (and sometimes in Rolling Stone) is based on Ozzys notoriously excessive lifestyle as lead singer of metal legend Black Sabbaththe books disclaimer reads: Dr. Ozzys memory of events between 1968 and the present are not entirely reliable. But Ozzy writes like the charming, avuncular Muppet-style goofball he displayed in his 20022005 reality show The Osbournes. Half of the book features wacky medical questions (I crushed my finger between two heavy steel pipes: now its swollen and black. Do you think its broken?) and equally wacky answers (This question isnt as stupid as it sounds, cos I once broke my tibiamy shinboneand I didnt realize it... because I was off my nut and fell down a flight of stairs). But the books other halfobviously showcasing the knowledge of co-writer Ayresgives sound and sensitive advice, especially to questions in the areas of drug abuse and mental health. (Q: I cant control my anger. A: Theres got to be an underlying causesomething in your past, or maybe even just anxiety. Anger is a symptom.) Who knew that Ozzy really meant it way back in 1971 when he wrote in Children of the Grave that people must Show the world that love is still the life you must embrace. (Oct.) Copyright 2011 Reed Business Information.
- From Booklist
- Experiencing a void in your advice intake since Dear Abbie and Ann Landers were replaced by younger busybodies? Consider this collection of advice and bromides from raconteur supreme Ozzy Osbourne. He's unlikely to prescribe flogging with a wet noodle, as one of his notable predecessors did, but he has his black nail-polished finger on the pulse of modern domestic conundrums when he prescribes proactive strategies to resolve touchy situations, like a masturbating teenage son who lacks the common decency to use a tissue to corral the pearls he casts, or a 13-year-old daughter merrily sexting her boyfriend and not, apparently, covering her trail very well. As Ozzy and the book's repeated editorial warnings and disclaimers warn, he is not a qualified medical professionalseriously, caution is advised. Still, Dr. Osbourne's advice is more down-to-earth than what more traditional sources offer. If someone invented nicotine today, it would be in the same class as heroin, he states, adding that he speaks as a veteran user of both tobacco and heroin.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)
Product Detail
ISBN: 1455503339
EAN: 9781455503339
Media: Book
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Date: 10-2011
Language: English
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 9.10 x 6.37 x 1.11
Weight: 1.10
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